Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-02-06
BENwooD.

WIlCll LIV ~ ANcNh - Il
The second turn at the Riverside plant
turned ont 725 tons Of Bessemer steel in
FIVE DAYS oflast week. This a very large
amount for the time.
The Independent Order Of Good Tenn
nIars initiated some new members Friday
night.
apice- -u.,
carpets. Goblin tapestries and all "sich"
DESTROYED by being submerged IN the pres
emf freshet. hut the owners bore the loss
with eouinimity; but a climax was reached
when the boat and all waltzed down the
stream early yesterday morning, anu noth'
ING since has been heard OF it.
i Iunaway team caused quite a diver
| sion in Centre ward yesterday afternoon,
hut fortunately it WAS stopped after 1t had
run = square or two.
NJ. Edward Hurley, a popular young
man ofthe Upper ward, will celebrate nus
twenty-first birthday on the sth INST ny
giving a bang up party to his friends.
Mr.. Hurley will also receive an estate III
MARYLAND and money on that date.
The |. q. o. F. Lodge have put on the
outside of its hall the three links, one Oh
the emblems of its order.
Mr.. and Mrs. i. Crowley, OF Martins
Ferry. are guests at the residence of MIR. t.
Bowers.
Two prominent saloon keepers have eN-
messed their determination To keep their
| placed of business closed OH Sunday--'h
| the rest do" Now it in order to hear
from the ~''rest."
Prof. F. Warden, of Mingo, was in town
yesterday.
l. The NJ. F.. Sabbath school will pass res
O~lutions of respect ard sympathy IN reSaru
to the death of Nj. Frank Estep.
Mrs. Theo. Pugh is the guest OF friends
in Martins Ferry.
Rev. W. W. King, pastor of the NJ. r.
congregation, was in Cameron yesterday
Mrs. Zimmerman, of Wheeling, Is the
rucst of Mrs. W. Johnson, of Il southern
suburbs.
Mr.. Henry Bowers returned Thursday
from a pisit 10 friends in Shepherdstown.
Mrs. DuBoiSe, sister of Rev. I. McMer-
riman, is seriously lndisposed.
Little Miss Blanch Bursee has = severe
attack of pneumonia.
Miss Lizzie Murrins, of Wheeling, was
the guest of the Misses Dare III the lore
part of the week.
Mr.. W. Mann will shortly remove his
family to their future home in Spartens-
Vile, Pa. Benwood can i'll afford TO lose
such good members of It's community.
The series of protracted meetings held
ut the Church Of Good have drawn ID q
successful close.
Again we breach the imminent necessity
of having a safe foot path between the
Riverside plant and Boggs' run crossing.
The double track of the Il. x d.. IL the
common ~thoruughtarc for pedestrians, and
the result 50 far shows some four
or five lives lost, Others injured and
many narrow escapes from death. There IL
not secure toothold ON either side; and You
may readily recall the dire fate OF the man
who riskcd standing between the Two
tracks while moving trains were on each.
| Human life should not he held so cheaply,
- the risks daily run by men who trudge
To and from their homes near the Junction
and Upper ward, To the various places OF
| their employment over these tracks tranght
with danger. This matter, it is supposed,
properly belongs to the consideration Of
| the city Council, but the u. d q. Co., the
Steel plants, Iron works, aud Council, col
lectiyely, should be- able to make more ef-
~icctiyc arrangements.
Four car loads of immigrants passed
through at > a. III. yesterday.
4 beer garden is one of the attractions
blooming in the horizon Of the spring time.
Prof. j. W. May, principal of our
schools, WAS down tO the county seat yes
tcrday.
Mrs. W. Johnson gave a dinner party ut
her hospitable residence Thursday, in
honor of Mrs. w. Mann, who will soon
leave this city. Among the mesdames
present were Mrs. J. c. Mcmahon, Mrs.
w. Mann, Mrs. j. 4. Roberts, Mrs. J.
Hendricks, Mrs. NJ. ltagam.
The social event OF the season was q
pleasant private hop, given in Scanlan's
Hail, Thursday evening. IL was planned
Ivy three popular young ladies, viz: Miss
Kate liarrick, Miss Mary Cooke, and Miss
Mary Murry, and the arrangements were
carried ont by their masculine aides. The
only interruption to their devotion To
Terpsechorc during the evening was at
II 30 o'clock, when delicious refreshments
were served in abundance. Weidhart's
orchestra furnished the music. The young
gentlemen were dcligh cd with the tact and
discernmcnt shown by the young ladies,
who got it up in bringing 80 congcnial and
snrial crowd together, aud after giving the
ladies a vote of thanks, begged a repetition
of il at some future period. The follow
Ing is II list Of those present: Misses Katie
| Altmycr, Kate Ilerrick, Mary Cooke,
Mary hurry, Annabel ~liarritt, Lizzie
| Niedemyer, Maggie Altmyer, Florence
Barritt, Nellie O'Connell, Kate Mitchell,
Louisa Niebergll, Lena Niebergal, Mary
Owens, Annie Dcbold. Miss Schrum, and
Messrs. NJ. Conlcy, w. Peterson, Robert
Newton, J. Niedcmycr, Jas. Decgan, w.
Marry, Jas. Farmer, Louis Birritt, j. Nc
Cough, b. Ward, Jas. Smith, =. Farel, w.
Kelley, Chas. Barritt, J. McCabe, James
Mitchell, Dave Hare.
The wooden bridge over McMechcn's
Run has been pronounced unsafe, and the
County Commissioners have requested
Civil Engineer Smith, of Wheeling, 10
furnish estimates for three proposed plans
for n bridge TO replace il. One plan is to
build large abutmcnts, thereby shortening
the length of the bridge and have a wood
structure, another 10 build a stone arched
bridge, and the third to have al iron
bridge built. The Commissioners will
select such plan as they deem TO the bcsr
interests Of the county. The matter will
he decided Mt their next meeting.
4 meeting was held last night 10 organ
i've a Council Of the National Union at this
place. Prof. +. Crago, of Wheeling, was
one Of the prominent speakers of the occa-
si0n.
Mr.. Robert Newton was elected treasurer
of Lincoln Lodge No. 80, |. q. q. r., 10
fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr..
+. Estep.
4 little child of Mr.. Thomas, Of Upper
ward, died Friday.
Five car loads Of steel was received at
the iron works from the Bellaire steel
plant yesterday.
Mr.. W. Il. Peterson, acting superinten-
dent OF the Wheeling Company's plant,
says that it is probable that the plant will
he ready IN resumn wnrk IN tho 18th mat